On September 10, 2009, the Washington Supreme Court handed down the case of Armantrout v. Carlson. In that case, the Supreme Court clarified/expanded the class of beneficiaries who can bring a wrongful death action for the death of an adult child.
Pursuant to RCW 4.20.020, two “tiers” of beneficiaries are established in a wrongful death [...]

On June 22, 2009, Kent Doll was elected to a trustee position with the SCBA Young Lawyers Division. The Spokane County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division focuses on getting young lawyers involved in the Spokane community. Congratulations Kent!

On May 20, 2009, President Obama signed into federal law a bill containing provisions protecting tenants living in foreclosed buildings. (The Protecting Tenants in Foreclosure Act is Title VII of Public Law 111-22). Specifically, the new law requires if a home/building that is currently occupied by renters goes into foreclosure and is subsequently purchased by [...]

According to a report recently released by the Washington Insurance Commissioner’s Office, unsatisfactory settlement offers were the top reason Washington residents filed complaints against their insurance companies in 2008. Other top reasons included denial of claims and delays in processing claims. Additionally, the report noted that the Insurance Commissioner’s Office received some 5,341 complaints in [...]

The Governor recently signed ESSB 5531, which will amend the Washington Consumer Protection Act (CPA). Effective July 26, 2009, the courts will have the discretion to award treble damages up to $25,000 for consumer law violations. In addition, ESSB 5531 modifies the test set forth in Hangman Ridge v. Safeco Title Ins. Co., making it [...]

On December 6, 2007, the Insurance Fair Conduct Act became effective as Washington law. The Insurance Fair Conduct Act provides that a policyholder has a claim against his or her insurance company if the policyholder is “unreasonably denied a claim for coverage or payment of benefits.” RCW 48.30.015. If the policyholder is successful, then they [...]

Pat Delfino has been acting as a mediator for parties involved in civil litigation disputes for several years. He has formal training as a mediator throught the University of Idaho. Pat has conducted numerous successful mediations, both in Idaho and Washington, primarily in cases involving personal injury accidents.  Pat’s career as a trial lawyer has centered [...]

Our web site has been redesigned to include an updated look and new features. The most important is the addition of blog posting from our attorneys. Our lawyers can now post articles of interest to our clients and announce events, important news about the firm and other interesting content. Look for the latest posts!

We at Ewing Anderson, P.S. are proud to announce the addition of our newest associate attorney, Kent Neil Doll, Jr. Kent interned with us during his final year of law school at Gonzaga School of Law, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude! Kent’s practice will focus on civil litigation, with emphasis on personal injury, premises [...]

The Spokane County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Program awarded its Law Firm of the Year award to Ewing Anderson, P.S. for the second year in a row. The awards were given for outstanding pro bono service in 2006 and again in 2007. The VLP gave its 2007 awards at a luncheon on June 13, 2008, [...]